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AMERICAN BEE lOUFNAL 



May 22, 1902. 



commeneed rainuiLT !ief(;>rt I hail finishe<l. su 

 there were tbree or four frames in the hive 

 that I did not talie out. 



The bees affected turn blaeli from head to 

 couplinsr. and the point of the tail end also 

 black: in the last stages they are black all 

 over, and look more like large-winfjed ants 

 than like bees, having a slick, oiled appear- 

 ance. They seem smaller, or more slender. 

 than the healthy ones. They are Italians. 

 the iiueen very yellow, and only one year old, 

 being one that I reared myself last season. 



There has not been any contagious disease 

 among bees in this section that I know of. I 

 would like to hear from some of the old i»ro- 

 fessionals — Dr. Miller. Doolittle, or any one 

 else who may have had bees aflected like 

 mine are. 



I have just re-read the discussion on black 

 brood at the Buffalo convention, but I can't 

 find anything in that that covers my case. If 

 this is something new to older heads than my- 

 self. I will natch the colony's progress a few 

 weeks longer, and make another report. 



I have kept liees here for seven years, and 

 they have alw.iys seemed healthy. 



S. A. Wilson. 



Siskiyou Co., Calif., April 30. 



[It would be well to keep close watch of 

 the colony, also mail a sample of the bees to 

 Wm. McEvoy, Woodburn, Ont.. Canada, tell- 

 ing him about them, and getting his ojiinion. 

 — Editor ] 



Diseoupaging Spring. 



For two days it looked as it spring was 

 here. It was the coldest, windiest spring I 

 can remember. I had a loss of S colonies out 

 of 40 since I took them from the cellar. The 

 cold, windy, sunshiny days dwindled them to 

 nothing. Soft maple buds drop off by cold, 

 and willow for tlie last few days for pollen 

 makes a more hopeful prospect. But my bees 

 were old ones. 



It was so dry last summer that there was no 

 brood after July. The white clover will be 

 very scarce, and all other clovers the same. 

 N. A. Kluck. 



Stephenson Co., 111., May \>. 



A Bridegpoom at Buffalo. 



The report of the Buffalo convention is 

 just received in pamphlet form, and I assure 

 you it is highly appreciated, being a handy 

 reference-book, and a tine history of that 

 memorable occasion. I suppose I ajipreciale 

 it more as it was my tiri-t attendance, and I 

 was then on my weclding-trip. and neglected 

 the Pan-American to attend every session of 

 the convention. Pretty good for a bride- 

 groorj). eh ! 



My bees are building up strong this spring, 

 having wintered well, and although the 

 spring is cold I expect them to be in tine cim- 

 dition for clover. E. B. Ttkrell. 



(lenesee Co.. Mich., May 1. 



Anothep Bee-Sting Remedy. 



On page 318. a bee-sting remedy is asked 

 for. For single stings press tirmly over the 

 site of the puncture a coin, say a half-dollar, 

 for live minutes. The pressure causes the 

 absorption of the poison into the general cir- 

 culation, and the local irritation is prevented. 

 I often used this remedy when a boy. in 

 the case of hornet or wasp stings. 



Geo. Wextz. 



[We will have to try this the next time we 

 are stung — if we can raise the half-dollar I If 

 there are any banker bee-keepers, they can 

 use twenty-tiollar gold pieces, we suppose. — 

 Editor.] 



The Chaff Hive. 



' Some one asks. '■ How is it we do not hear 

 much about chaff hives :' I use them il.'iO). 

 and have for 20 years. JIany started with 

 bees in common hives about the time I com- 

 menced, and have gone " where the woodbine 

 twineth." Others I know have chaff hives 

 and still have their bees. .My loss this spring 



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